Man pleads guilty to threatening federal officers in Charlotte

Johnathan Trent Thomas, 27, of Linwood, N.C., pleaded guilty in federal court to making threats to murder federal officers, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.

Thomas threatened to kill Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department officers if immigration enforcement actions did not cease.

He also threatened to come to Charlotte with armor-piercing ammunition and body armor to carry out his threats…

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